Onion soup with rice noodles and soy sauce
3 servings
40 minutes
Onion soup with rice noodles and soy sauce is a delightful blend of French culinary tradition and Eastern motifs. The classic onion soup, known for its depth of flavor and rich caramelization of onions, gets a new twist with the addition of rice noodles and savory soy sauce. The result is a fragrant, warming dish with delicate notes of sweet pepper and garlic. The soup is perfect for a cozy dinner or light lunch, especially on cool days. The noodles add heartiness while the soy sauce provides a pleasant salty richness. This dish is easy to prepare, and its taste will linger in memory, prompting you to return to this recipe again and again.
1
Peel the onion and slice it into half rings.
- Onion: 1 head
2
Wash and chop the green onion.
- Green onions: 3 bunchs
3
Peel and finely chop the garlic.
- Garlic: 1 clove
4
In a pot, heat the butter and sauté the onion for 2-3 minutes, stirring, then add the garlic and green onion and fry, stirring, for about five minutes.
- Butter: 3 tablespoons
- Onion: 1 head
- Garlic: 1 clove
- Green onions: 3 bunchs
5
Add the bell pepper, cleaned of seeds and cut into thin strips, to the onion. Fry all the vegetables for about three minutes, stirring.
- Red sweet pepper: 1 piece
6
Pour in the broth, bring to a boil, and simmer on low heat for 5-6 minutes.
- Chicken broth: 1.5 l
7
Mix soy sauce with starch and add to the soup.
- Soy sauce: 100 ml
- Potato starch: 2 tablespoons
8
While the broth with vegetables is boiling, cook the rice noodles in boiling water for 6-7 minutes, drain in a colander, and rinse with cold water. Then, add the noodles to the boiling broth and immediately turn off the heat.
- Rice noodles: 200 g
9
Let the soup sit for 5 minutes. Serve sprinkled with hot ground pepper.
- Ground red pepper: to taste